Welcome to Surprise ...

So far, we found very little information about Surprise. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Surprise to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Surprise, please Contact Us.

Surprise would have been located within present day Morrow County<2>.

The location of Surprise has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Surprise, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Surprise is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Surprise was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Surprise once stood is in the (419) and (567)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Surprise ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Surprise - they are located in Arizona, British Columbia, California, Indiana, Kansas (2), Nebraska, New York, Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Surprise.

Communities near Surprise ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Surprise.

• Mansfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <6>
• Marion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <6>
• Bucyrus
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
  • Bucyrus is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <6>
• Galion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galion
  • Galion is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galion <6>
• Ontario
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <6>
• Lexington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
• Crestline
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
  • Crestline is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestline <6>
• Mount Gilead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
  • Mount Gilead is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gilead <6>
• Fredericktown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
  • Fredericktown is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <6>
• Cardington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardington
  • Cardington is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardington <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Surprise. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Surprise.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Surprise. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Surprise.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Surprise. See our Newspapers Page for Surprise.

Adding Surprise to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Surprise in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Surprise was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Surprise post office opened in 1826.

We also found Surprise in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Surprise.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/